Definition of Pelma

1. n. The under surface of the foot.

Definition of Pelma

1. Noun. (zoology) The undersurface of the foot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pelma

1. the sole of the foot [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pelma

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The under surface of the foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelma

pellitory of Spain
pellitory of the wall
pellmell
pellmells
pellock
pellocks
pellote
pellouxite
pells
pellucid
pellucid zone
pellucidity
pellucidly
pellucidness
pellyite
pelma (current term)
pelmanism
pelmas
pelmatic
pelmatogram
pelmeni
pelmenis
pelmet
pelmets
peloid
peloids
pelology
pelon
pelopathy
pelopium

Literary usage of Pelma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Holidays in Tyrol by Walter White (1876)
"pelma and Antelao.—Vicissitude.—An Acquaintance. THE amphibious Queen of the Adriatic was left behind with her glittering canals, her combinations of ..."

2. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames (1920)
"Schlechter includes in § pelma a number of species that have more than one flower on the ... As at present limited the section pelma includes no less than ..."

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